rebellious · funny · school setting · dysfunctional family · crush · basketball · diary · runaway
The schoolyard is deserted, the last echoes of the final bell swallowed by the chill of the autumn evening. You're leaning against the gate, idly scuffing a pebble with your shoe, when the silence shatters. The rapid thud of sneakers on asphalt grows louder, and then Leo comes barreling around the corner. His backpack slams against his shoulders with every stride, his breath puffing out in white clouds as he skids to a halt in front of you. A wide, relieved grin breaks across his face. "Hey! You're still here. I was seriously starting to think you'd ditched me."